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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1974.

GOOD COMMUNICATION VITAL IN TENANT-LANDLORD

RELATIONSHIP

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LADY MACLEHOSE SAID TODAY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS COULD ONLY BE SOLVED THROUGH GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEM.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE WAH FU RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION PREMISES, THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE SAID ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS MUST PERFORM +IS TO OBTAIN TRULY REPRESENTATIVE VIEWS FROM ALL TENANTS AND THUS BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE THESE VIEWS KNOWN TO THE LANDLORD IN ORDER THAT A SPEEDY, EFFECTIVE AND SMOOTH INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS MAY BE MADE.+

SHE NOTED THAT THE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS HAD PROVED OF GREAT VALUE IN PROMOTING BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS LANDLORD AND THE TENANTS, AND EXPRESSED GREAT SATISFACTION THAT THE WAH FU RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION ALSO INTENDED TO FOSTER BETTER RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND ASSIST IN SOLVING PROBLEMS.

FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF LADY MACLEHOSE'S SPEECH

+MR. LAM, MEMBERS OF THE WAH FU RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE AND FELLOW GUESTS. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I HAVE ACCEPTED YOUR INVITATION TO BE HERE TODAY AND TAKE PART IN THE OPENING OF THE WAH FU RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION PREMISES. THIS IS, I UNDERSTAND, THE FOURTH SUCH RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION TO BE FORMED WITHIN THE GROUP (A) ESTATES. THESE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE PROVED TO BE OF GREAT VALUE IN PROMOTING BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS LANDLORD AND THE TENANTS AND I FEEL SURE THAT THE WAH FU RESIDENTS' ASSOCATION WILL BE OF EQUAL VALUE.

+IT IS INEVITABLE THAT THERE MUST AT TIMES BE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS BETWEEN ANY LANDLORD, HOWEVER BENEVOLENT, AND HIS TENANTS. IT IS ONLY BY GOOD COMMUNICATION THAT SUCH PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED. AS I SEE IT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS THAT THE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS MUST PERFORM IS TO OBTAIN TRULY REPRESENTATIVE VIEWS FROM ALL TENANTS AND THUS BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE THESE VIEWS KNOWN TO THE LANDLORD IN ORDER ' THAT A SPEEDY, EFFECTIVE AND SMOOTH INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS MAY BE MADE.

+THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS ALWAYS ENDEAVOURED TO ENSURE THAT HOUSING MANAGERS POSTED ON AN ESTATE TAKE GREAT INTEREST IN THE OPINIONS AND FEELINGS OF THE TENANTS- DO ALL THEY CAN TO ACCOMMODATE THESE OPINIONS AND FEELINGS AND MANAGE THESE ESTATES SMOOTHLY. I NOTE WITH GREAT INTEREST AND SATISFACTION THAT THE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION ALSO INTENDS TO FOSTER BETTER RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE RESIDENTS, TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND ASSIST IN SOLVING ANY PROBLEMS. THESE ARE VERY WORTHY IDEALS AND I CONGRATULATE YOU UPON THEM AND WISH YOU AS CHAIRMAN AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION EVERY SUCCESS.+

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